John DeStefano, M.P.A.

Bio

John served as the 49^th Mayor of New Haven from January 1, 1994 through December 31, 2013.  Elected Mayor ten times, he is the City’s longest serving Mayor going back to the City’s incorporation in 1784.Since 2014 he has held an appointment as an Instructor in the Political Science Department.   John is currently a member of the Board of Directors of New Haven Bank, a U.S. Treasury Community Development Financial Institution Bank of which he was the founder and an incorporating director.   He also currently serves on the Board of Directors and as Co-Chair of the Capital Campaign of the Fair Haven Community Health Center, a New Haven based Federally Qualified Health Center.

John is a life-long City resident.

Contact

• 115 Prospect Street, Rosenkranz Hall
• john.destefano@yale.edu